MAVERICK

'Maverick', a term suggesting independence of thought or action, can refer to:
'Attractions':

★ Maverick (roller coaster), Cedar Point's 17th roller coaster
'People':

★ Samuel Augustus Maverick (1803–1870), a Texas cattleman from whom the term maverick originated

★ Samuel Maverick (colonist) (1602–1670), an English colonist in Massachusetts

★ Maverick Matt (Matt Bentley), professional wrestler in TNA wrestling.
'Animals':

★ Maverick, usually referring to semi-wild, unbranded cattle in the Western United States. The term is also applied (less commonly) to other unbranded range animals such as horses.
'Places':

★ Maverick County, Texas, USA

★ Mavericks (location), a reef near Half Moon Bay in Northern California known for powerful surf and an annual big-wave riding surf contest
In 'business':

★ Maverick Records, a record label

★ ''Maverick'' (magazine), a South African business magazine

★ Maverik Lacrosse, a lacrosse equipment and apparel company, based in Mineola, New York.

★ Maverick Arms, a subsidiary of Mossberg, making less expensive firearms than the parent company

★ Maverik, the name of a filling station and convenience store chain in the Intermountain West region of the United States

★ Maverick Technology [1] a UK distributor of cutting edge automotive diagnostic equipment

★ Maverick Paintball [2] A paintball organization with paintball fields and paintball teams

★ Maverick Mountain Bikes and components [3]. Current 2007 and 2008 models include the Matic, the Durance, and the ML8. Maverick makes two mountain bike suspension forks an SC32 and a DUC32. All the models are state-of-the art and feature unique design characteristics.

★ Maverick Arts [4] A graphic design and promotional products company based in Copperas Cove, Texas. Known for their design work for US Army Aviation units, designing unit insignia.
In 'games':

★ Maverick (Mega Man), rebellious Reploids from the ''Mega Man X'' video game series

★ Maverick, the basic helicopter in the later Grand Theft Auto games, having no extra features

★ Maverick, the callsign used by ''Wing Commander'' character Christopher Blair

★ Jude Maverick, the main protagonist from the video game ''Wild Arms 4''
In 'film' and 'television':

★ ''Maverick'' (TV series), a 1957 television series set in the American Old West starring James Garner and Jack Kelly

★ ''Maverick'' (film), a 1994 film, based on the 1957 television series, starring Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, and James Garner

★ ''Maverick's'' a 1998 one-hour PBS documentary the famed California surfing location

★ Maverick, the callsign of Lt. Pete Mitchell (played by Tom Cruise) in the film ''Top Gun''

★ Maverick, the codename given to the character Jonsey on the television show ''6teen''
In 'music':

★ The Mavericks, a country music band

★ ''Maverick'', a George Thorogood album

★ Maverick (Rapper) Marcus Brown
In 'computers':

★ MaverickCrunch is a floating point math coprocessor by Cirrus Logic for ARM architectures.

★ Maverick Developments [5], a group of developers of Half-Life mod's.

★ Maverick Framework is a MVC framework for Java.
In 'other uses':

★ Maverick (chocolate), a chocolate snack previously manufactured by Nestle

★ Ford Maverick, the name of 4 different automobiles made by the Ford Motor Company

★ AGM-65 Maverick, a guided air-to-surface missile

★ Maverick, a Marvel Comics mutant superhero also known as David North (Comics) or Agent Zero

★ Dallas Mavericks an NBA basketball team

★ Toronto Mavericks, a Canadian paintball team competing in the CXBL and PSP series

★ A-Tech Mavericks, mascot for Advanced Technologies Academy in Las Vegas, Nevada

★ ''Maverick'', an autobiography of Ricardo Semler's company

★ Maverick (aviator), one who flies an airplane, see Goose